Biography
Takashi Shimura was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1934 and 1981. He appeared in 21 of Akira Kurosawa's 30 films, including as a lead actor in Drunken Angel (1948), Rashomon (1950), Ikiru (1952) and Seven Samurai (1954). He played Professor Kyohei Yamane in Ishirō Honda's original Godzilla (1954) and its first sequel, Godzilla Raids Again (1955).
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Awards & recognition
- Medal with Purple Ribbon · 1974
- Mainichi Film Award — Best Actor
Filmography43 titles
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Seven Samurai
High and Low
Ikiru
Red Beard
Yojimbo
Sanjuro
The Hidden Fortress
Rashomon
Throne of Blood
Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior
Kwaidan
The Bad Sleep Well
Godzilla
Stray Dog
Drunken Angel
The Bride from Hades
I Live in Fear
The Quiet Duel
Mothra
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster
The Whale God
The Idiot
Snow Trail
Bullet Train
Scandal
No Regrets for Our Youth
Frankenstein vs. Baragon
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
Osaka Elegy
Vendetta of a Samurai
Godzilla: King of the Monsters!
Sanshiro Sugata
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
The Mysterians
The Tattooed Hitman
Afraid to Die
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Godzilla Raids Again
The Most Beautiful